Window-pulley.



C. A. BALCH & A. F. FEVERGEON.

WINDOW PULLEY.

APPLICATION HLED FEB.8, 1915.

Patented Nov. 21, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIFFORD A. BALCI-I AND ARMANI) F. .FEVERGEON, 0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

WINDOW-PULLEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Nov. 21., 1916.

Application filed February 8, 1915. Serial No. 6,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that W8,.CLIFFORD A. BALGI-I and ARMANI) F. FEvnRcEoN, bothcitizens of the United States, residing at Pasadena, 1n the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and usefulWindow-Pulley, of whichthe following is a ish of-the window; ease ofmounting the pulleyin place; saving of labor of installsimplicity andcheapnessof construction; guarding against binding of the sash on thepulleys thereby allowing-the sash to -be'fitted closer to the jambs;non-exposure of the hardware, thereby avoiding expensive finish for thepulleys; avoidance of 'wearing the cord on the pulleys by any jumping ofthe cord into the space between the-sash and the pulley flanges;insurance against displacement of the -cord from the pulley; reductionof the number, of holes required in the frame from twenty holes in theinstallation of a double sash window with pulleys as heretoforeconstructed to only four holes as required for installing such a windowwith these newly lnvented pulleys. i

r A further object is to make provision whereby the weights may bepractically applied on one side of the window frame thereby allowing'anarrow mullion' between double hung windows. I

The invention is'regarded as pioneer in that we provide a pulley havinga plurality of wheels mounted on a foot adapted ,to

Other features of a pioneer character may -.appear from the subjoineddetail descrip- Parts are broken away for clearness of i1lus= tration. 2is a fragmental plan from line 02 Flg. 1. Fig. 3 1s a fragmentalelevationlfrom the right of Figs. 1 and 2. Flg. 4 is an enlarged plan ofa pulley con structed in accordance with they invention showing thetwowheeled pulley intact and showing in section the additional twowheels for use inhanging a. double window. Fig.

5 is an enlarged fragmental side elevation of a single window fram'e anddouble sash therein with pulley mounted on the head 'jamb and connectedwith. said sashes and their counterbalancing weights by the usual sashcords. Fig." 6 is a verticalsection on 1 line so, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 Fig.7is a section viewed from line m Figs. .6 and 8. Fig. 8

is an elevation of the, pulley from the right .of Figs. 5 and 7. Fig. 9is a plan of-the stamping from which the pulley frame is struck up.

- Thejpulley frame for both forms of pulley shown in Figs. 1 and 2- isstruck up from the stampingJashown 1n Flg. 9, sa1d stamping comprisingthe foot 1 havlnga hp 2 and the point 5- bent inv one directiontherefrom, said foot being connected with the standards 4,

. each of which is provided with rear, top and side extensions 5, 6," 7.The stamping is struck up from dotted lines Z), 6 (Z, c, the hpiandpolnt 3, being bent at said lines Z) and c-in one direction and thestandards i l being bent at the lines (Z, c, in the other direction. Theextremities of the extensions 5, 6,7 are curved away. from the standards4 to form the guides 8,9, 10. Each'of'the standardsis:provided with acentral aperture. 11. toreceive an axle 12- which may be a tube or solidrodcapable of being fixed against endwise displacement, either by nutsor by riveting the ends of the axle. V

The pulley wheels 13 may be of any suitable construction, either castmetal, stamped sheet metal or other material molded or stamped. .In theform shown lsalid wheels are of a well-known stamped construction havingthimble skein lh -and the axle is shown as a short piece of rod insertedthrough said ,thimble skeins and the aper- .ture 11, and secured inplace by. riveting the ends as at 15, 16.

'For use as ordinary double sash pulleys in which two weights areprovided at each side of the window frame as in Figs. 5 and 6 only twopulley wheels 13 will be applied, and this will be on the outside of'thestandthe assemblin is effected and. also thatwashers 10 may be employedbetween the wheels and the head formed at 15, 16, and also between thewheels and the standards, and also to separate the wheels as in Fig. l.Such changes, however, are within the skill of the constructor andare'not deemed necessary for satisfactory operation; and consequently inmost of the views the simplest form of assemblage has been shown.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a finishing thimble 17 is shown inserted in the cordpassages 18 made in the lintel l9. Said thimble 17 may be secured inplace bypunching out points 20 by means ofa nail set.

At the rear of the foot holes 22 through which nails or screws may bedriven to hold the foot firmly on the head jamb and the lip 2 isprovided with a hole 23 through which a nail or screw may be driven intothe end of the lintel. Said lip is located near a vertical drawn fromthe axle l2 and the front and rear edges of the standards are aslant asshown in Fig. 7 for strength combined with minimum weight and also forneatness of appearance,the rear edges 2% of said standards being aslanttoward the apertures 11 and the forward edges 25 being aslant away fromsaid apertures 11.

In practical apphcation the ends of the lintel 19 terminate at the outerface of the jambs 2-6 and the pulley for each side of the window frameis secured in place by simply bringing the foot l on top of the lintel,the lip 2 against the end of the lintel and then by the stroke of ahammer the point 3 is driven into the lintel. Thereupon the nails orscrews 27 are driven through the holes 22 and a nail 28 is driventhrough the hole 23. Thus the pulley consisting either of the twowheeledor the four-wheeled type is fixed in place at each side of the windowframe, either double or single. In case a double window is being fittedthe workman may flatten out the lip 2, so that it will lie Hat on thehead jamb as shown in Fig. 1. It is understood, however, thatthemanufacturer may supplythe trade with pulleys having the lips 2 in acommon plane with the foot 1, this form being intended for usebetweenthe double windows as shown at f in Fig. 1.

In 7 mounting a double window the two wheel pulleys are placed at f inproper position to receive the cord led directly up from there areprovided.

tachment to their respective weights, and

the sash cords from the outer sides of the sashes are led up over theouter wheels 13 of the four-wheeled pulley inside the guides 8, 9, 10and then down to their respective weights.

The cords 29 from both sides of the lower sash 3l are slidinglyconnected to one weight 33 and the cords 30 from both sides of the uppersash 82 are slidinglyconnected to the other weight 34-. 7

Other methods of hanging the windows may be employed without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

The headed ends of the pulley axle hold the pulley wheels in place andsaid wheels and axle in combination with the standards v and foot form astrong and rigid structure made of a comparatively light sheet metalstamping.

The lip being bent down from the end'of the foot, sti'flens the footagainst bending.

along its length and the standards prevent bending in the otherdirection.

The apertures are located near that edge of the standard adjacent thelip at the end of the foot so that the pulleys mounted on an axlecarried in said apertures overhang-or" project beyond the line of thefoot end thus to hold the sash cords free from the window frame;

We claim: lQAn' overhead window pulley comprising a foot to rest on thelintel, and standards bent from opposite edges of the foot and extendingupward from said foot to form supports for the ends of the pulley' Vaxle, such axle supported by the standards and a plurality of wheelsmounted on the axle.

' 2. In a window pulley, a foot to rest on the lintel of a window frame,standards bent from opposite edges of said 'foot and extending in onedirection therefrom to support the pulley axle, and a lip bent fromanother edge of said foot and extending in the other direction therefromto engage the end of the lintel.

3 In a window pulley, a foot to rest on the-lintel of a window frame,standards exaway from the standards respectively to form cord guides.

4. A pulley frame struck up from sheet metal and comprising a foot torest on the lintel of a window frame, 'standa'rdsjoiiied tending fromthe foot to support a pulley axle, and extensions of said standards bentto'said feet and pfoyided with apertures 176130 receive the pulley axle,and extensions from said standards to form guides around the pulleywheel.

5. A pulley frame struck up from sheet metal comprising a foot,standards bent up from said foot in one direction, and a lip bent fromsaid foot in the other direction between said standards, saidstandards'being provided with apertures for the pulley axle.

6. A pulley comprising a 'foot, a lip bent down from said foot,standards bent up from said foot and provided with apertures for apulley axle, said apertures being located at the edges of the standardsnearest the lip, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle to projectbeyond the line of said edges, the other edges being widely separatedfrom said apertures.

7. A window pulley comprising a foot, standards extending up from saidfoot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through saidapertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outsideof saidstandards, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle between saidstandards.

8. A window pulley comprising a foot, standards extending up from saidfoot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through saidapertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outside of saidstandards, and pulley wheels moimted on said axle between saidstandards, said pulleys being mounted near one end of the foot toproject beyond the same.

9. A window pulley comprising a foot, a lip bent down from one endthereof, stand ards extending up from said foot and provided withapertures, a pulley axle extending through said apertures, pulley wheelsmounted on said pulley axle outside of said standards, and pulley wheelsmounted on said axle between said standards.

10. A window pulley comprising a foot, a lip bent down from one endthereof, stand- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for v the ardsextending up from saidfoot and provided with apertures, a pulley axleextending through said apertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulleyaxle outside of said standards, and pulley wheels mounted on said axlebetween said standards, said pulley wheels being mounted near one end ofthe foot to project beyond the same. V

11. A pulley comprising a foot; two standards bent up from said foot andprovided with apertures; pulley wheels outside standards through saidapertures and pulley wheels and provided with heads to retain the pulleywheels.

'12. An overhead window pulley comprising a foot, terminating atopposite edges in standards extending from one side thereof,

and an axle extending an axle carried by the standards, and pulleys onsaid axle outside said standards. 7

13 An overhead window pulley comprising a foot, terminating at oppositeedges-in standards extending from one side thereof, an axle carried bythe standards, pulleys on said axle outside said standards-and pulleyson said axle between the standards.

14:. A pulley frame constructed of a sheet metal blank stamped to form afoot, two

standards and a lip, said lip being between said standards; saidstandards being bent up from opposite edgesof said foot in one directionand said lip being bent from said foot in the other direction, saidstandards being provided with apertures for an axle, and pulley wheelson the'axle outside said standards. 7 I

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles,California, this 28th day of January, 1915.

CLIFFORD A. BALCH. v ARMANI) F. FEVERGEON. In presence of- J AMES R;ToWNsENp, ESTELLA I-IrLL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington,D. G.

